Brief Life History of Lavinia E.
Lavinia E. Morrison was born on 5 June 1838, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States as the daughter of Charles H. Morrison and Christinia Von. She married Francis Murry Drake on 19 January 1856, in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. She lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1881. She died on 9 April 1886, at the age of 47.
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- Lavinea Drake, "Canada Census, 1881"
- Lavinia in entry for Albert E Craig, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
- Canada Census Mortality Schedules, 1871; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6SJW-9B9?cc=1554429&wc=2KKW-CK9%3A1041401601
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World Events (7)
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
The Dorr Rebellion, led by Thomas Wilson Dorr, took place from 1841 until 1842. During the Rebellion, the middle-class residents of Rhode Island attempted to force broader democracy to the state legislation.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1862 · US Naval Academy
The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.
Name Meaning
Irish: from Ó Muirgheasáin ‘descendant of Muirgheasán’, a diminutive of Muirgheas, a personal name meaning ‘sea valor’.
Scottish: from Gaelic Mac Moireasdain ‘son of Moireasdan’, a personal name cognate with Irish Muirgheasán’ (see 1 above).
Scottish and English: patronymic from the personal name Morris .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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